Makagiga / 6.17-beta - release notes

See also: Previous releases

2021-09-22  6.17-beta

User Interface:

* IMPROVED: "Modern Metal" Look and Feel:
  - better colors
  - correct "focus" borders for better accessibility
  

* Various minor UI tweaks and improvements

Misc.:

* CHANGED: Require OpenJDK 17 to compile and run
  (OpenJDK 17.0 included in Makagiga packages)

* NEW: Look and Feel settings: Show categories (e.g. Plugin, Native, Dark)
* REMOVED: Deprecated "--illegal-access" JVM option; added "Add-Opens" options instead
* About → System: Show encoding and CPU endian info
* Deprecate Triple DES encryption
* Linux: Workaround for "gray" system tray icon
* Various bugfixes

Tasks:

* NEW: Added "Repeat Rule" column
  

Feeds:

* FIXED: Show "Dead RSS source?" info again
  (was broken after 5.x to 6.x upgrade)

Source/Build System:

* Cross-platform "ant notes"
* Fixed minor javadoc and compiler warnings
* Use the new HexFormat class
* Minor code cleanup
* REMOVED: "ant blob" target